Planter



Sept. 11, 1928. 1,684,211

. H. E. ALTGELT PLANTER Fiied (Jet. 2, 1925 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 Sept. 11,1928.

H. E. ALTGELT PLANTER File d Oct. 2, 19 25 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 Se t. 11,1928.

H. E. ALTGELT PLANTER Filed Oct. 2, 1925 4 Sheets-Sheet 5 Sept. 11,1928.

H. E. LTGELT PLANTER Filed 0c.c. 2, 1925 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 nppofledcli.rectly over and by the "axle thxoufzh the 1nediu1n of the linkcasting mountecl on saicl axle. The cansupports 26 '2ue prvi(led attheir upper en'ds With bosses 01' enlargements 30 with Which thelink 25um connected as at 32, asshown in Figures 1 und 2.

Bars 33 a1e secured ab their forw ard end portions to the beanx 1 (O:standard portion theneof) by ineans ofbolts 34. The burs 33 oxtend inan'approXimately horizontal dire.ct'ton under um ax le anal havki-sec.ured thorc-to a seed spout 35 (carrying z 1 soll engagingn1emher35?) with which a boot 01" conveyor- 36 communicates. Pivoted. links3'T'Xt1ld rearwardly from the ba1s ancl boob 35 and nt their rean endS,-cayry the smclardfs 38 of coverers 39. Theso coveters are normallypresSed by means o;1." a sp1irig 40 disposecl ;on a 130d 41 which passosthrough an upwardly projecting fixed arm 42.

IE the lever 14 be movecl forwardly vvhen the forward end of the Pole isconnected with the neck yokes of the dmft animals, the

pi vot point awill he lowered und with it the furr0w 0Pener 0r sweep 4aswell as the seed spout, 35 ancltho seed covering mernbers 39said seedsPout anal (rovering members b ing guspenclecl from the Bars 33 which amfasloned rigidly tothe beam 1. When tl1e lever 14 is pulleclrearwardlythe pivot point q Will be raised am]. with it the furrow opener 4, thespout 35 andthe seed covering meinloers 39. 1

The planter is so constructed that a line fronr the point a t0 the ointcWill always bo parhllel wi.th n line fr0xnb t0 (Z and that ahne 7) to cWill always be Parallel with a line from d to a. The result is that 011account 01 this parallelogram, whether the planter is in a rzsecl o1loweredposition,

the seed can ancl tlie Seed can bot-tom will this gear from a,vertically disposeclbeveled genf44c-arriecl hy a clutch sloeve 45monnted freely on the axle 5. Onieencl 0f this slee\ ei in; macle withclutch teeth 46 f0r cooperation with similar teeth 47 on a clutch collar48 secured to the axle. Thg vertically clispos ed gear 44 is macle'witha hub having a coni cal porti0n 49 und to thc side 0f one 0f thebars aplate 50 is secufed. This plate is proferably made of sfeel und is soconneoted with the bar 33 that itmay be bulged as shown in Figure 7 bymeans of a set screw 51. VVhen the lever 14 is movecl rearwardly topractically thefull extent 0f the toothed segment 13 and the ba1s 33cairie'ol by the beam 1 are raised to the upper limit of their movement, the steel plate 50 on one of saicl bars 33 will engage the'conical portion 49 niovecl forwardly to lowe'x the beam 1 and theclevices carriod thereby, the plate 50 will descend with the bar 33 t0which lt is secured und the vert-ical gesir 44 will be thus freecl t beforced into mesh with the gear 43 by the act-ion of asp'ring 52. At thesame time the clutcll teeth 4G 47(which hacl been previously separatedby the rriovexnenbof the ge'zu 44 away from tlie gear 43) will bebrought into mesh. ThuS it Will be sia1ithat when tho besun 1 and thedevices carried theroby a1e rais@d, the feed operating m'eans will bethroWn out of action and that when said boam an l devices Carried therebare lowored, the feecl 0 5erating means Will be broug fhtinto operativerelation to euch other. flhe, feed operati'ng mea iis ate thereforethrown ou't of and into operative 'relatiqn aUt-omatically upon theraising 01 lowerihg of. the plantin devices Carried by the beam l.

Having fulfy described my inventi0n what I claim as nelw atnd desir9 tosecufe by Leitter's-Patent, is: y

1. In wplantef the combination with a. wheeled axle; a bearnwco'nnectionbetween the wheelecl :ixle ai1d beun, a furrow opener' carried bysaidb@ant1, .bzirs secured to und extend1ng rearwardly therefrom, a seedspout or boot ancl coverers carr1e'd by sa1d bars, means for raising andlowering said' boam and the dev1ces carned therebya seed can, 'ahorizontal geanfor the feed mechanis1n of said seed oan, a vertical gearmountd on. the axle and slidable thereon, saicl vertical goa1 having abeveled portion, an adjustable plate carried by one '0f said bai's forcdoperation wi ththe, beveled portion of the vertioal gear to movethelatter out of mesh with 'the horizontal gear when the bea1n und thedevices carried thereby are raised and means for 1noving the verticalgear into mesh with the horizontal gear wheri tho benm and saicl barstogether with the dev'cos cariied thereby arelwered.

2.- In a plantor, the combination of a wheel ed axle a beam in advanceof the axle a flexible connection between the axle 311d the bearn, aeries 0f earth-engaging devices' ca1'ri@d by the bcarn, some of saiddevices operating in arlvance of th6 axle andsome in 1ear of the axle,und a seed can carried by sairl flexible connection and disposed ovrtheaxle.

3.In a planter, the combination of a wheeled axle, a beam in advance ofthe axle.

a flexible connection bet-ween the beim and 1 the axle consistiflg of asingle membef pivoted at its front end to th beam sind at its .rear endupon -the axle, a seed can carried by said flexible connection,earth-engaging devices carried by the beam a lever fulcrumed on thefront pivot of the flexible connedtion,

wheelecl axle, zu bezun in aclvance of the axle,

amember pivotally coniiecl-ecl alt its front end to the beam ancl et itsreal encl upon the axle to constitute a flexible connection betwoen theaxle and the beam earth-en- 'gaging devices carriecl by the beam, aseed.

can carried by seid flexible connetion, a lever connectecl with theflexible c0nneceion und fulcrumed et ehe front pivot chereof 'f0r1aisiixg; and lowering the bezun anal counections between the lever, theflexible connection and Ehe can to maintain a constant angulaerelationbetween the can enel the beam.

5. In a planter, the combination 0'l a wheeled axle, a beam in aclv-anceof the axle, a member flexibly connecting the beam und the axle,earth-engzzging devices camiecl by the bezun, a seecl can carried byseid men1- bei over the axle, means for mising und lowering the beam,2LDCl ele1nents forming with seid member parallograms connectecl withthe seed can whereby t0 maintain a constant angular relation bet weenthe seecl can ancl the beam.

6. In a planter, the combination of a wheelecl axle, 21- beam inaclvance of the axle, earth-engaging clevices carried by the bean1, amember loosely connectecl with beam ancl the axle und consticuting aflexible connection between them, a seecl can caniecl by seid membei alever pi-votally supportecl by the beam and connectecl with seid memberwhereby to roch the member ancl reise und lower the bea1n, elementsconnectecl with the seecl can aml forming; parallelograms Willi lhelever und seid member whereby to main tain a Constunt angular relationbetween the SGG(l ean ancl the beam, und a pole rigiclly securecl to thebeam. 1

7. In a planter, the combination 015 e wheeled axle, e beau1 in aclvanceof ehe axle, xarth-engaging rleviccs carried by the beam, bl'0k0'tCLU'IlGCl by the belun, a link casting pivolally connected Wihh saiclbrackets ancl Willi the axle seid casth1gconstituting a flexibleconnection between the bean 1 and the axle, aseecl can, can supportsintermecliate the link easting und the can, seue bare counectecl withthe link casting, links connecting the seat bare Wltll sa1d braokets,counections between saicl links ancl the can supporls, a lever pivotallysupportecl by Ehe beam, ancl a connection between'the lever and the linkcasting.

8. In a planter, ehe combination 01 a, wheelecl axle a beam in aclvanceof the axle, e furrow-opener carried by the beam, bare .eecure(lrigiclly to ancl projecting rearwaully from the bean1, a seecl sp outencl coverers earriecl by saiclbars, a flexible c0nnection bctween theeam zmcl ehe axle, e seecl 'ca-n .cariied by the flexible connectionove1 the axle, 21 lever pivolally supported by the beam comcxdmt Wlbllthe flex1ble connec- 'non, a c'onnecuon between the flexible counectionancl lhe lever, ancl connections between ehe seecl can zmcl the flexiblecon'nect1on whereby to mamta1n a constant angu lar rel'ation between thecan ancl the beam.

11111 planter, the .com'bination of a whe led axle, a beam in aclvanceof the axle, a flexible connection between che beem anal lhe axle, afurrow-opener carrieel by the beam, bars securecl rigiclly to anclprojectingrearwarclly from lhe beam, a boot ancl coverers carr1ecl byszucl bare, 21 seed can supported over the axle by the flexibleconnection, e horizontal gear f0i fee :l meehamsm at the bottom of thecan,

a vertical. gea1 mounted on the axle and Hil having a taperecl hob aelutch to connect the vertical gear to ehe axle, a spring send ing toClose ehe clutch 2l11l hold the geflrs in mesh, means onone 01 thebarsto engage lhe tape1ecl hub of the vertical gear und open rhe clutch anclun 1nesh the geais whei1 the beam ancl seid bare are raisecl, am]. meansf01 raising ancl .loweiing f'he beam ancl he bare anal meintaining aconsltant e.ngular relution between the bezun und the seecl can.

10. In a plenter, the combination of a wheelecl axle, a bezun inaclvance of the axle, soilengaging devices carried by the beem, aflexible connection between the axle ancl the beam, L seecl cansupportecl over the axle by saicl flexible conneetion, gearing betwee1ithe axle und the feecl meehanis1h of the seecl ean, means connececlWilli ehe soilengaging clevices fo1 throwing the gearing out of meshwhen seid cleviees anre misecl, und means connected With the flexibleconnection :lo r 1aising ancl lowerlng the beam ancl the soil-engagingdevices.

In testimony whereof, 1 have signed this specification.

